Pasadena - Paintings

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Painted en plein air in the Sierra Nevada Artist Statement “On one of my many mule-pack trips into the John Muir Wildern...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. UNFRAMED: 16" x 20" FRAMED: 20.625" x 24.625" x 1" Signed: Lower Right Artist Statement "This is the place near my ho...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery by a private collector in Phoenix, Arizona. UNFRAMED: 18" x 24" FRAMED: 22.5" x 28.5" x 1.5" Signed "Budicin" on lower left. Gallery Descripti...

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist FRAMED: 11.75" x 13.75" x 1.5" UNFRAMED: 8" x 10" SIGNED: Lower Left Artist Statement "A plein-air painting done over the course ...

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 20" x 24" FRAMED: 36" x 30" x 2" SIGNED: Lower Left Artist Statement "Few spots along the California coast compare to t...

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 6" x 8" FRAMED: 9.5" x 11.5" x 1.5" SIGNED: Lower Left

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 20" x 30" FRAMED: 26" x 36" x 2" Signed "Jove Wang 22" on lower left

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 30" x 40" FRAMED: 39" x 49" x 2.5" Signed "Ray Roberts" on lower right Artist Statement "In Golden Foothills, I explore...

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 12" x 16" FRAMED: 17.75" x 21.75" x 1.25" Signed "K Dempwolf" on lower left Artist Statement "When heading north on Hwy...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 11" x 14" FRAMED: 17.5" x 20.5" x 1.5" Signed "Obermeyer" on lower right

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 11" x 14" FRAMED: 17.5" x 20.5" x 1.375" Signed "Obermeyer" on lower left

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 10" x 20" FRAMED: 14.5" x 24.5" x 1.5" Signed " K Dempwolf" on lower left Artist Statement "I have painted cattle into ...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. Signed "Obermeyer" on lower right FRAMED: 20.375" x 32.25" x 1.5" UNFRAMED: 12" x 24" Artist Statement "Each year, La...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. Signed "Obermeyer" on lower right UNFRAMED: 10" x 20" FRAMED: 16.125" x 26.125" x 1.5" Artist Statement "Snow comes e...

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 8" x 10" FRAMED: 11.75" x 13.75" x 1.5" SIGNED: Lower Right Artist Statement "This is a painting of the entrance to Gra...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Obermeyer" on lower right FRAMED:18" x 21.25" x 1.875" UNFRAMED: 11" x 14" Artist Statement "This beautiful open space in South Orange County...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Calvin Liang" on lower left Exhibited Fleeting Moments 2nd Biennale: Works en Plein Air, American Legacy Fine Ar...

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 17" x 21" FRAMED: 23.75" x 27.5" x 1.5" SIGNED: Lower Right Artist Statement Sierras. The Morningbringers— My sons comi...

Provenance Acquired by American Legacy Fine Arts directly from the artist Signed "R Humphrey" on lower left Artist Statement "A red bougainvillea marks a small memorial near the top of the trail. A warm spring breeze moves through the newly flowered grass." — Richard Humphrey...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "McVicker" on lower left Artist Statement "I painted this work on location above Luffenholtz Beach in Trinidad Ca...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. Signed "Mirich" on lower right. UNFRAMED: 12" x 12" FRAMED: 19" x 19" x 1" Exhibitions Los Angeles Country Club, May 2...

Consigned to the gallery, Pasadena, California; By descent to a private collector, Encino, California; Acquired in 1999 by a private collector (Palo Alto, San Carlos, and Oceanside, ...

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 16" x 20" FRAMED: 22.5" x 26.5" x 1.5" SIGNED: Lower Right Artist Statement "This was painted from the deck of my studi...

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 9" x 12" FRAMED: 12.5" x 15.5" x 1" SIGNED: Lower Right Artist Statement "Sunset is the favorite subject I like to pain...

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Peter Adams" on lower right UNFRAMED: 20" x 24" FRAMED: 26.75" x 30.75" x 1.75" Artist Statement "The last rays of the su...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery (2015); Private Collection, Woodland Hills, California; The Artist's Family, St. Petersburg, Russia Signed "Lavrenko" in Russian on lower right. Description Lilacs in Vase was created by the renowned Russian Soviet Realist, Boris Mikhailovich Lavrenko, one of the leading representatives of the Leningrad School of Painting. Lavrenko served as professor of the Repin Art Institute (Russian Academy of Arts), St. Petersburg, and in 1953 was made a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists. In 1976 he was awarded the title of "Meritorious Artist of the Russian Federation," and in 1994 he received the highest honor of "People's Artist of the Russian Federation" -- a recognition bestowed to artists who have made outstanding contributions to Russia's art and culture. In this humble vanitas the artist represents garden fresh flowers, a classic theme in Russian still life...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. UNFRAMED: 18" x 24" FRAMED: 24" x 30" x 2" Signed "Calvin Liang" on lower left Artist Statement "As much as I love co...

Provenance Consigned to the gallery by private collectors Signed "Jack Wilkinson Smith" lower left Description Jack Wilkinson Smith was a New York-based illustrator before moving o...

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed: Center Back FRAMED/UNFRAMED: 24" x 24" x .5' Artist Statement "The pursuit of realism is not merely a technical exercise,...

Consigned to the gallery, Pasadena, California; By descent to a private collector, Encino, California; Acquired in 1998 by a private collector, San Carlos, Palo Alto, and Oceanside, California; From the Santa Barbara Historical Society Signed "Carl Sammons" on lower right Description This luminous coastal landscape by Carl Sammons is a striking example of the artist’s signature plein air style, depicting the rolling coastal dunes and lush vegetation of California’s shoreline. Best known for his depictions of Carmel and Monterey, the composition and palette of this work suggest inspiration from the Monterey Peninsula dunes. Sammons’ ability to merge vibrant, clean color with a sense of atmospheric perspective is evident here in the interplay of bright, sunlit sands and the rich greens of windswept foliage. His vibrant yet naturalistic color harmonies, crisp edges, and keen sensitivity to light bring the fleeting beauty of the coastal environment to life. The hazy eucalyptus grove in the background adds a distinctive regional touch, situating the composition firmly within California’s coastal identity. Sammons’ paintings of California’s unique landscapes played a significant role in documenting the natural beauty of the state during the early 20th century. Connection to the Monterey Art Colony By the 1920s and 1930s, Sammons became closely associated with the Monterey art colony, an influential hub for plein air painters such as Armin Hansen (1886–1957), William Ritschel (1864–1949), and Percy Gray...

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 16" x 20" FRAMED: 21.5" x 25.5" x 1" SIGNED: Lower Right Artist Statement "A bloom is at its peak—fragile, alive, fleet...

Provenance On consignment to the gallery from a private collector in Newport Beach, California. Signed "Mian Situ" on lower left Artist Statement "Miao people are one of the larges...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed " J. PAQUET" on lower right corner. UNFRAMED: 18" x 24" FRAMED: 23" x 29" x 2.25" Artist Statement "This unique...

Modern Abstract Year: 1960-1970 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed lower right Size: Abstract oil on canvas by Lee Reynolds was a popular artist in the 1960s known for oversized, color...

Visual Description: This contemporary painting painted in oil on linen is a portrait of a red-headed woman in an impressionistic style. Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly ...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Calvin Liang" on lower left Description Winner of the Impressionist Award of Excellence, Master Signature Catego...

Acquired by the gallery from a private collector in 2014, Pasadena, CA UNFRAMED: 8" x 10" FRAMED: 14" x 16" x 1.5" SIGNED: Lower Right Exhibited Special Summer Salon: Virtual Exh...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed Mirich" on lower left Artist Statement "When there is a 90 percent chance of rain moving in, most people want to ...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. Signed "AG" on lower left corner Dimensions Framed: 13.5" x 15.5" x 2.5"; Unframed: 7.875" x 10" Exhibited Artist's Ch...

Consigned to the gallery by H&N Fine Art as part of the Katherine A. Norris Legacy Collection, Newport Beach, California; 2006 Katherine A Norris, Newport Beach, CA; 2006 James D...

Consigned to American Legacy Fine Arts, Pasadena, California; Private Collection, Pasadena, California; Mutual Savings, Pasadena, California — acquired presumably from the artist via an art consultant; Displayed at Mutual Savings headquarters, Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California, c. 1965–1993 A 1955 photo showing Bickerstaff paintings on display at the same Mutual Savings and Loan office in Pasadena can be seen through the online resource at Pasadena Digital History Label on Verso Mutual Savings No. 3107 Description This luminous desert landscape, painted in rich yet delicately modulated tones, depicts California’s Palm Springs Desert with a scattering of smoke trees...

Acquired by American Legacy Fine Arts from a private collector 2015, Pasadena, CA UNFRAMED: 11" x 14" FRAMED: 16" x 19" x 1.5" SIGNED: Lower Left Exhibited Special Summer Salon: ...

Consigned to the gallery; By descent to the Katherine A. Norris Legacy Collection, Huntington Beach, California; Acquired by Katherine A. Norris, Newport Beach, California; From John...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "g gallo" on lower right corner. Artist Statement “Here, the earth is quietly awakening as the first moments of l...

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 16" x 20" FRAMED: 20.5" x 24.5" x 1" SIGNED: Lower Left Artist Statement "After sunset, the world is turning quiet and ...

Provenance Consigned to the gallery; from the private collection of the Katherine A. Norris Legacy Collection, Huntington Beach, California, by descent; acquired in 2003 by Katherine...

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED:18" x 24" UNFRAMED: 26" x 32" x 1.125" Artist Statement "Capturing the movement of a sunset is always a challenge. The clo...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. Signed on lower left. UNFRAMED: 12" x 16" FRAMED: 17.625" x 21.625" x 2" Published Hue and Eye, Online Magazine, Au...

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNRAMED: 8" x 8" FRAMED: 13.25" x 13.25" x 1.25" SIGEND: Lower Right Artist Statement "The moment the sun crests the mountain, si...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Obermeyer" on lower right Artist Statement "Rockpile is a favorite surfing spot for the local surfers in Laguna ...

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 11" x 14" FRAMED: 13.25" x 16.25" x 2.25" SIGNED: Lower Left Artist Statement "I enjoyed an extra special experience pa...

Provenance Consigned to the gallery by private collectors Signed "Marion Kavanagh Wachtel" lower right Description Marion Kavanagh was a pupil of William Keith in San Francisco who, upon learning of her move to Southern California, urged her to contact Pasadena artist Elmer Wachtel. A romance blossomed and the two were married in 1904. During their marriage, out of respect for her husband, Marion Wachtel painted in watercolor, giving Elmer Wachtel the honor of painting in the more “serious” medium of oil. After the untimely passing of her husband and a period of grieving, Marion took up oil painting in 1930, working both en plein air and in the studio. This masterful plein air painting is a poetic interpretation of the snow-capped mountains in Grand Teton National Park...

Florence Cadène’s artwork is like natural history, a sensitive memory in the heart of animal nations, a possible communion between the eyes of humans and all dimensions of life. Flo...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "J.Paquet" on lower left corner. Artist Statement “Any day at Shark Harbor is a good day.” — Joseph Paquet EXHIBITIONS California Art Club's 103th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition at Autry National Center, March 30- April 20, 2016 Santa Catalina Island...

Consigned to the gallery, Pasadena, California; By descent to a private collector, Encino, California; Acquired in 1997 by a private collector, Palo Alto, San Carlos, and Oceanside, ...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Alexey Steele' on lower left corner FRAMED: 15" x 18" x 1.5" UNFRAMED: 9" x 12" Exhibitions California Highlights; A Collection of Curated Favorites Showcasing Quintessential California Inspired Subjects, American Legacy Fine Arts...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "J. Buxton 2018*2019" on lower left Artist Statement “My inspiration for this piece, like most of my historical Woodland Frontier pieces, is a result of many years of research into our 18th century heritage. Most often I am painting those actual scenes recorded in history, as conflict and hardship shaped this young country. However, I also paint generic historical scenes of everyday life. This is one of those, when I have fun painting the personality of an engagement between man, women and horse...” —John Buxton...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. Signed "McVicker" on lower right Artist Statement "This piece was painted during the summer standing on our walkway lea...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Obermeyer" on lower right. UNFRAMED 11" x 14" FRAMED 18" x 20" x 1.375" Artist Statement "Lookout Drive is a hi...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Alexey Steel" on lower left UNFRAMED: 12" x 16" FRAMED: 19.5" x 23.5" x 2.5"